civière
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Vulgar Latin *cibaria, from Latin cibus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
civière f (plural civières)
- stretcher (for carrying injured people, etc.) [from 13th c.]
- (historical) the rank of a noble without a fief
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “civière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.